Finalist: Chicago Tribune , by Staff
For its global examination of overpopulation illustrated by struggling families who continue to bear children they cannot afford.
Winners
Prize Winner in International Reporting in 1997:
John F. Burns
For his courageous and insightful coverage of the harrowing regime imposed on Afghanistan by the Taliban.
International Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in International Reporting in 1997:
Tony Freemantle
For his reporting from Rwanda, South Africa, El Salvador and Guatemala on why crimes against humanity go unstopped and unpunished.
The Jury
The Jury
James F. Hoge Jr.(chair )
editor
Jacqui Banazynski*
senior editor for enterprise
John Hughes*
editor
Robert G. Kaiser
managing editor
Thomas Kent
international editor
Winners in International Reporting
David Rohde
For his persistent on-site reporting of the massacre of thousands of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica.
Mark Fritz
For his reporting on the ethnic violence and slaughter in Rwanda.
Dallas Morning News Team
For its series examining the epidemic of violence against women in many nations.
Roy Gutman
For his courageous and persistent reporting that disclosed atrocities and other human rights violations in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
1997 Prize Winners
Byron Acohido
For his coverage of the aerospace industry, notably an exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements.
Eileen McNamara
For her many-sided columns on Massachusetts people and issues.
Tim Page
For his lucid and illuminating music criticism.